On this side of the waterfowl lake, more than a dozen pelicans were introduced.

One pelican seemed tired of swimming, and staggered to the wooden perch on the shore.

Pelicans look quite witty and funny because of their big mouths, top-heavy, swaying and staggering when they walk.

A keeper was on the side, explaining to tourists: "I heard a child call it a toucan just now, it is indeed quite vivid, but its official name is Pelican, and it has nothing to do with Daigo's empowerment."

Legend has it that someone once stole a piece of meat, was chased to the river, and jumped into the river with a ruthless bite of the meat, and did not let go until he died, and then the person became a pelican, and the stolen meat also grew together and became a big pocket under the pelican's beak. ”

Liu Xueqing leaned over and listened curiously to the keeper's explanation, Yingying was not interested, and looked at the graceful swans in the water with relish.

"There are a total of 8 species of pelicans, mainly distributed in Asia, Africa and Europe, they like warm waters, there are three kinds of pelicans in China, and the Daigo in our zoo is the white pelican!

They are one of the largest birds that can fly, with their wings fully open and can reach a length of three meters.

Although the large mouth looks clumsy, it is a powerful weapon for pelicans, and when fishing, it can quickly plunge into the water with almost no resistance. At the same time, the large mouth is very sensitive to vibrations, and can feel the fluctuations of the current even in dark waters with poor lighting, so that it can fish freely. ”

Some tourists wondered: "Isn't this a white pelican?" Why does it look a little powdery? ”

The keeper smiled: "It's the color of it, it's not called white or pure white." ”

The tourist next to him was a little embarrassed to hear it, and just now he told the child that this was a flamingo.

He hadn't seen a flamingo before, but he had the impression that flamingos were pink and very large, so he was confused.

In fact, this situation is very common in zoos!

Pointing to the red panda and saying that raccoons are nothing, and some are even more outrageous, saying that they are weasels and skunks.

Some people can't even tell the difference between lions and tigers, thinking that it is a lion with a mane on its head and a tiger without a mane, and asks the keeper why the lion and tiger are raised together.

Although it sounds ridiculous, it also reflects that people nowadays do know very little about animals.

Another child asked curiously: "The bag under its mouth is so thin, the light can pass through, won't it break?" ”

The keeper was stumped by this strange question, and said, "Probably not, the pelican's throat sac is very elastic!" The fish won't break even if they jump inside. ”

The pelican's feet are on the log, its wings are spread, and its long neck is pressed down in a "Z" shape, and the back of the neck is close to the back.

Then he raised his upper body, his neck was extended, and his big mouth was lowered, opening and closing, as if he was drooling and saying "Abba Baba Aba", which looked very funny.

The bright red throat pouch swells and swells like a wave.

After shaking his throat, he raised his head, opened his mouth wide and yawned.

o mouth を The tourists let out a burst of laughter, and they looked very happy.

The keeper laughed: "The pelican's throat pouch is very important!" Look at the bright red color of the throat sac, which is a change that only occurs during the breeding season, and the pelican will tap its beak from time to time and shake the throat pouch to find a mate.

Pelicans are also very dedicated to love, and once they find a mate, they will never change.

Of course, the pelican shakes the throat sac, and there is also a heat dissipation effect. ”

The pelican yawned and looked dumbfounded.

Even if you stand still, the big head with the small black bean-like eyes gives people a sense of stupidity.

Liu Xueqing couldn't help but think to herself, she didn't expect this seemingly stupid bird to be a loyal love bird!

At this moment, the pelican opened its mouth again, pressed the back of its head against its back, and slowly slid backwards as if it were doing yoga.

The throat pouch is held against the curved neck and turned out from the inside out, until the edge of the beak is stuck in the neck!

The flesh inside is exposed, which is a bit similar to the human eyelid valgus, which looks like a terrifying feeling.

Next to him, a mallard duck resting and basking in the sun on a log also raised his head, looked up at the big guy next to him, and looked at it with curiosity.

Tourist: ( ̄口 ̄)!!

I couldn't read it, but I was blown away!

"it!"

"What is this for?"

The keeper said calmly: "This is a pelican cleaning the throat sac!" If there is water in the throat pouch, the water will be brought out like this, and then put it away after finishing, otherwise there will be too much water, and the weight will affect the flight. ”

"I see!"

The pelican shook its head, tugged at its throat, lazily curled its neck, and rested.

Ying Ying tugged at Liu Xueqing's sleeve at this time.

Liu Xueqing turned her head and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"Mama, look at the swan!"

She had been looking at the two black swans in the lake since she had just started.

Two black swans slowly swam towards each other by the ruffles, making a loud chirping of "oh~oh~".

One bends his neck, lowers his head, nods, then stretches his head forward and lifts it up, and then lowers his head.

When the other one looks up, it lowers its head, and when the other person looks down, it lifts itself again.

Alternating alternately, it seems that some kind of courtship ritual is being carried out.

Slowly swimming together, their heads lowered, looking like young men and women in love, shyly bowing their heads.

The curved necks are put together to form a graceful heart shape.

Reflected in the sparkling water, just looking at it makes you feel very happy and beautiful.

"Wow~"

Tourists who saw this romantic scene on the shore couldn't help but exclaim.

Especially young girls, their eyes are shining, their faces are holding their hands, and they are looking forward to sweet love!

The sturdy black swan lowered its head and buried its bright red beak in the water, as if to pick up a bunch of aquatic plants and offer it to another swan with a slightly smaller body.

The other swan turned his head in a shy look, and then the two bowed their heads together and pecked in the water.

The keeper smiled: "The meaning of the black swan, I don't know if you have heard it?" This meaning may be more famous than the black swan itself. ”

Some tourists have an understanding: "Is it a sudden collapse of the financial market?" ”

The keeper said, "That's what it means." Before the 17th century, swans were seen in Europeans were white, and swans were taken for granted as a matter of course, just as the sun rises in the east every day.

However, with the development of the seafaring industry, people discovered that there were black swans in Australia, and this originally firm concept suddenly collapsed.

Therefore, people use black swans to imply unpredictable events before they occur, but have a very significant impact after they occur.

The black swan looks not much different from the male and female in appearance, but if you look closely, there is still a little difference, the male swan has a thicker and round body and a slightly longer neck.

During the breeding season, they chirp more frequently, perform love song duets, and courtship is relatively simple and there are not many rituals. ”

When Liu Xueqing heard this, she looked at the two swans in the water for a long time, but she still couldn't see the difference.